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| viharnik3. 06. 2011 17:55:38 |
Because even to the nearby shop won't be without an umbrella this weekend, I used today's dry morning time on Jelovica.
I start the tour at Sp. Lipnica, where the forest macadam road branches off to the long traverse that leads to the edge of the Jelovica plateau near Pl. Talež. Jelovica is now, according to a talk with the forest warden-forester, divided into Ljubljana, Kranj and Škofja Loka archdiocese, some small parcels with pastures in private hands. To Goška planina 1001m I pedaled from the valley in 52 min. Further the path led me across Razpoke and Furmanska pl. to Partizanski dom on Vodiška pl. 1118m. Back to the junction on the same road this time I didn't return and chose a pleasant stony cart track towards Partizanski vrh 1411m. After barely half an hour of walking I step again on a nice forest road, which I follow to the left. It delivers me to the highest saddle, where on the left I spot a poor cart track and the highest peak around here. Higher on foot I follow the poorly visible path and reach the highest point 1411m of the western Jelovica plateau. Above the clouds it was already rumbling faintly, so I quickly continued the tour. Further I follow constantly in slight ascents the upper road, which finally turns circular right down to Selška pl. 1140m. Here you can also get sour milk. After slight warming up I dash to Rovtarica and there turn right onto the narrower road leading to the recreational home Goričane (Color Medvode). From there the path rises slightly again and leads to the western precipitous slopes of the plateau, where a nice view opens to the Sava Bohinjka gorge and Pokljuka plateau beyond. A few years ago on the same tour from here the Pokljuka mountain ridge all the way to Triglav was very well visible. Then followed almost entirely steep 14km descent to the starting point near Lipnica. The tour was very successful, a bit less at Petrol when I went to pay for gas in sweat-soaked gear (puffy eyes of the cashier). At home after the nice tour vegetable soup, goulash with polenta and a bowl of green salad went down well.
The tour was 44km long, time spent 3h,22min (foot ascent to Partizanski vrh not included), avg. speed 13km/h. The Jelovica path has always fascinated me and I strongly recommend it to all who have at least some fitness and enjoy one of the rare unpopulated plateaus of great natural treasures. On the tour I met no one except the forestry Jeep circling the vast plateau, a log truck and a Jay which I chased from the branch. Lp!
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| GregorC3. 06. 2011 18:28:31 |
Nice one, viharnik, nice! Anyway, Jelovica is almost my home playground. But the other (southern) side towards Železniki. I've also spun around the described paths. And got smoothly lost With the flood of forest roads and paths it's no art at all.
As for unpopulatedness. During mushroom season more trash than spruces. Otherwise real peace.
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| heinz3. 06. 2011 20:21:54 |
Jelovica is really interesting. Occasionally I visit mainly its northern edge... Easy to spend the whole day, everywhere nice. Otherwise there is also a marked path from Lipnica (a bit higher) to the hut on Goška r. - about 1 hour. A bit further (near Razpoka) it's worth visiting the viewpoint Suharna, which is located a bit lower. Nearby there is also a marked path from Kamna gorica towards Vodiška (not the one from Miklavževec), - you can join it also from the direction starting near Lipnica spring.
Viharnik, you were nicely >sweaty<.. If you haven't yet, try also the bike tour on Mežakla! There the peace is even greater, and the views are equally very suitable..
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| viharnik3. 06. 2011 20:47:13 |
Now I realized that I wasn't even on Partizanski vrh today. The peak where I stood was Veliki Gregorjevec!. With such a vast plateau and forest path systems it's good to have a map with you, which I didn't. To Partizanski vrh one goes via Lipniška pl., much further left at the big junction. Quite a lot of paths at junctions are completely unmarked, new are only MTB signs on main directional roads. Everywhere else it's wilderness and one needs to know Jelovica at least a bit so as not to get lost at least momentarily. There are no people on intermediate roads either, so we can't ask anyone where we are. The peak still awaits me 
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